Independent AI Research Scientist, Remote — Publish & Mentor

Metacognition; Australia; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Remote working

Opportunities to learn and work with领先

Collaborative, fast-moving environment

Job summary

Metacognition is an early-stage startup focused on advancing AI through memory, reasoning and multimodal learning. We seek a Research Scientist to set a research agenda and publish at top venues.

You will lead research threads, mentor PhD interns and collaborate with the Chief Scientist, other researchers and ML engineers. Remote-friendly role with opportunities to collaborate with international academic partners.

Qualifications

• PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Vision, NLP, or a related field.
• Strong publication record at top AI venues.
• Demonstrated ability to independently drive research from idea to publication.
• Deep technical expertise in at least one: memory, reasoning, multimodal learning, or large-scale model training.

Responsibilities

• Define and pursue original research questions within the company's priority areas (memory, reasoning, planning, data, simulation, multimodal AI).
• Publish at top AI venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ECCV).
• Collaborate with research scientists and ML engineers to develop and validate ideas.
• Engage with external academic collaborators and the broader AI research community.
• Mentor PhD interns and junior research scientists.
• Contribute to a rigorous and supportive research culture.

Skills

Independent researcher

Research leadership

Publication track record

Collaboration

Education

PhD in ML/CV/NLP or related field

Job description

Metacognition is an early-stage startup focused on advancing AI through memory, reasoning and multimodal learning. We seek a Research Scientist to set a research agenda and publish at top venues.

You will lead research threads, mentor PhD interns and collaborate with the Chief Scientist, other researchers and ML engineers. Remote-friendly role with opportunities to collaborate with international academic partners.